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The Theatre of Brian Friel

The Theatre of Brian Friel Drama

The Theatre of Brian Friel

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Brian Friel is Ireland's foremost living playwright, whose work spans fifty years and has won numerous awards, including three Tonys and a Lifetime Achievement Arts Award. Author of twenty-five plays, and whose work is studied at GCSE and A level (UK), and the Leaving Certificate (Ire), besides at undergraduate level, he is regarded as a classic in contemporary drama studies. Christopher Murray offers the definitive guide to Friel's work; both a detailed study of individual plays and an exploration of Friel's dual commitment to tradition and modernity across his oeuvre. Beginning with Friel's 1964 work Philadelphia, Here I Come! it follows a broadly chronological route through the principle plays, including Aristocrats, Faith Healer, Translations, Dancing at Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney and The Home Place. Along the way it considers themes of exile, politics, fathers and sons, belief and ritual, history, memory, gender inequality, and loss, all set against the dialectic of tradition and modernity.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
312
Release Date:
2014-04-24
Publication Date:
2014-04-24
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408157349
ISBN13:
9781408157343
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
526 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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